Writer Justin Gillis described a meeting at the Long Knife Saloon, where wheat farmers gathered to discuss a new kind of crop that will help them cut down on we...
These seeds can be planted by very large, expensive and complicated planting equipment, or they can be planted by hand, the same way they have been planted for ...
Everybodys afraid of something, but not all fears are created equal.
A lot of people are afraid of heights, jokes the comedian Stephen Wright. Not me. I...
A certain breed of publicist believes that theres no such thing as a bad controversy. As long as people are talking about something--a celebrity, a TV show, a...
Famine is a matter of life and death--if we dont feed hungry people, they will starve. Youve probably seen the statistics, advertised by relief groups, claimi...
My farm is located deep in the heart of Big Ten Country, just a few miles from the University of Illinois campus. So, for me, two important seasons are approach...
As a nation, we mourn the loss of an outstanding group of astronauts seven lives of great purpose who died as they neared completion of a journey through ...
Ive been a farmer for decades--but now Im in the process of becoming a pharmer.On the surface, there isnt much difference between the two. Both live primaril...